March on

Commercial printed cotton fabrics, sheer nylon ribbon

(as a binding), cotton and metallic threads, clear beads,

and acrylic paint.

4" x 6" (width x height)

The challenge from this month's SAQA meeting is "pod."

I've always enjoyed lettering. It might be fun to work up a full alphabet in this climbing-vine style.

SAQA trunk show

I've been working on a series of 12- x 12-inch pieces informed by Herman Melville's novel Moby Dick. This one is for chapter 99 The Doubloon, and I thought I'd send it along for the SAQA trunk show.

One day I'll learn to use my camera so I can get a clearer range of contrast in the images.

FFAC Collage Mania

These are the next few pieces for the fundraiser for the American Cancer Society. I should be able to finish the last two tomorrow. Then the rest of March can be devoted to cleaning and organizing. Maybe that package of Extravorganza that I wanted the other day will turn up.

FFAC Collage mania 5-8

Elephant

Commercial printed cotton, cotton threads, Tsukineko ink
7" x 5 " (height x width)

Owl

Commercial printed cotton, cotton and metallic threads
6.5" x 4.75 " (height x width)

Elephants

Commercial printed cotton, button, cotton threads
7" x 5 " (height x width)

Turtle
Commercial printed cotton, cotton threads
7" x 5 " (height x width)

FFAC Collage Mania 1-4

This seemed like a good way to start a blog. The pictures are of postcard-size fabric collages that I'm making for Virginia Spiegel's fundraiser for the American Cancer Society. I'm hoping to make ten by the April 1st deadline. The first four are posted below.
More information about about Virginia's indefatigable efforts that benefit both the ACS and the world of the art quilt can be found at http://www.virginiaspiegel.com/NewFiles/ACSFundraiser.html

Rabbit

Cotton fabrics, cotton and metallic threads.
5" x 7" (width x height)

Spinner dolphin

Cotton fabrics, rust-dyed muslin, tulle, cheesecloth, cotton
and metallic threads, Jacquard fabric paint.
5" x 7" (width x height)

Bear
Cotton fabric, tulle, metallic threads.
5" x 7" (width x height)

Bats

Cotton and rayon fabrics, glitter tulle, cotton and metallic threads.
5" x 7" (width x height)